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I am using beamer blocks in the default theme to delimit "paragraphs" in a frame. When I use a list within a block, the vertical spacing is different compared to the spacing for a block with no list, which looks odd. Specifically:

  1. the spacing between the block heading and the first line of text in the block is different for simple text vs text in a list (compare blocks 1 and 2 in the MWE);

  2. the spacing between a block and the one that follows is different depending on whether the first of the two includes a list or not (compare blocks 1, 2 vs blocks 2, 3 in the MWE).

Is there are way to "fix" either or both of these features?

\documentclass{beamer}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}{A slide with blocks}

\begin{block}{Block 1}
    Some text.
\end{block}

\begin{block}{Block 2}
   \begin{itemize}
   \item item 1
   \item item 2
   \end{itemize}
\end{block}

\begin{block}{Block 3} 
  Some other text.
\end{block}

\end{frame}

\end{document}

MWE

Edit Unlike this question, the question and MWE here highlight how using a list within a block affects the spacing within the block and between blocks.

As explained in this answer to that question, the spacing of items in a list within a block can be changed by resetting \topsep, \partosep, and \itemsep. Implementing the solution in the answer appears to resolve issues 1. and 2. above.

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    Have you ever used a color theme? With colored blocks you can see the spacing issue more clearly. (For instance add \usecolortheme{rose} in preamble.) In this case, itemize adds extra spaces above item 1 and below item 2, just like it adds spaces betweem item 1 and item 2. Thus the weird spacing follows. – Symbol 1 Nov 09 '15 at 04:25
  • @Symbol 1, indeed, that does make it more visible. It is also more visible with "real" text, rather than the dummy text I used in the MWE. That said, I imagine this may be a feature rather than an issue (i.e. there is a good reason for the spacing to behave like that), but it does look weird... – Laura Fortunato Nov 09 '15 at 15:55
  • While it is arguable whether or not such an extraneous spacing is necessary to emphasize itemize, you are free to add negative spaces \vspace*{-1cm} wherever you want. But yet a better solution may be avoiding itemize or using itemize all the time. Because... come on... this is a presentation: you do not benefit from having complex structures in your slides. – Symbol 1 Nov 09 '15 at 16:31

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